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November 2022 NNLM Reading Club: Caregiving
November is National Family Caregivers Month. Caregiving is an often overlooked, but important public health issue that affects many peoples’ quality of life. Caregivers aid with another person’s social and health needs. This may include help with one or more activities important for daily living such as bathing and dressing, paying bills, shopping, and providing transportation. Many caregiving activities also involve emotional support and help with managing another person’s chronic disease or disability. Caregiving responsibilities can increase and change as the recipient’s needs increase, which often results in a...
Source: The Cornflower - November 2, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Consumer Health NNLM Reading Club Source Type: news

Science Saturday:  Do environmental exposures contribute to human diseases?
An accumulation of environmental chemicals, pollutants, microbes, and particulates may be living inside each of us — acquired from the air we breathe, the food we eat, products we touch, and the water we drink. These sometimes-harmful exposures can potentially interact with our genes to fuel diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illnesses, autoimmune diseases, and stroke. Research sh ows environmental factors are associated with more than 80% of human diseases and nearly 1 in 6 deaths worldwide.  …
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 13, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Consumer Health: Chemotherapy and heart disease -- is there a connection?
Chemotherapy works by killing rapidly dividing cancer cells. But chemotherapy also can destroy fast-growing healthy cells at the same time. This may cause side effects. Some conventional chemotherapy drugs used to treat cancer also can increase your risk of heart problems later in life, including heart attack, stroke and high blood pressure. Learn more about [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 2, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Consumer Health: Men's health -- preventing the top threats
Mens health: Prevent the top threats The biggest threats to men's health include heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, chronic lower respiratory disease and stroke. And these threats often are preventable. Take control by talking with your health care provider about your risk factors. Then get serious about reducing your risk. Here's what you need to [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 13, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Housecall: Alcohol -- risks, benefits and why moderation is key
  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Alcohol use: If you drink, moderation is key  It sounds like a mixed message. Drinking alcohol may offer some health benefits, especially for your heart. On the other hand, too much alcohol may damage your heart and increase your risk for certain cancers, liver disease, stroke and other serious health [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 14, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Radio: Childhood cancer awareness / Ken Burns / Does aspirin prevent heart attack and stroke?
There are four words no parent or family ever wants to hear: Your child has cancer.?Families facing pediatric cancer experience a wide range of emotions, often feeling scared, overwhelmed, frustrated, helpless or hopeless.?And each family member may experience different emotions at different times, making it difficult to navigate and support each other. These and related [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 10, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Science Saturday: Thinking small for big possibilities
A Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences student combines immunology and nanotechnology to pursue treatments for brain cancer and stroke.? Von Roemeling is participating in biomedical research on brain cancer and stroke as part of Mayo Clinic?s?Cancer Nanotechnology and Tumor Immunology Laboratory. Christina von Roemeling is a graduate student. What she?s learning is research, [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 23, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Consumer Health: Men's health -- live a longer, healthier life
Men's health: Prevent the top threats? The biggest threats to men's health ? which include heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, chronic lower respiratory disease and stroke ??often are preventable. Take control by talking with your health care provider about your risk factors for these conditions. Then, get serious about reducing your risk. Here's what you [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 15, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Housecall: Women's health -- live a longer, healthier life
THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Women's health: Prevent the top threats? The biggest threats to women's health, which include heart disease, stroke, cancer and unintentional injuries, often are preventable. Take control by talking with your health care provider about your risk factors for these conditions. Then, get serious about reducing your risk. Here's what you need [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 28, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Minute: How exercise helps your brain
The American Heart Association recommends that healthy adults get at least 150 minutes of exercise per week. Moving more reduces your risk of many conditions, including heart attack, stroke, diabetes and some cancers. And, now, you can add some conditions of the brain to that list. Dr. Eric Ahlskog, a?Mayo Clinic neurologist, says exercise is [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 4, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Obesity Prevention Resources for Special Populations
From the NLM Outreach and Special Populations Branch: Obesity is a major health issue in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offer some alarming facts about obesity in both adults and children in the US: Obesity affects about 1 in 6 children in the US. More than 1/3 of US adults are obese. The highest age-adjusted rates of obesity impact African Americans (48.1%) followed by Hispanic Americans (42.5%). Obesity can put an individual at increased risk for diabetes, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, and some cancers. Changes in nutrition and exercise habits can help to prevent obes...
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - July 5, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Hannah Sinemus Tags: Consumer Health Education Public Health Source Type: news

More Fruits and Veggies Will Lead You to a Long Life
Untitled by Luke Michael is licensed under CC0. Currently, many health agencies recommend about five servings of fruits and vegetable per day, but a new analysis suggests eating 10 servings per day could add years to a person’s life. The analysis found that more servings of fruits and vegetables lead to decreased rates of heart attacks, stroke, cancer and early death. Researchers even went so far as to estimate that if everyone at 10 servings per day, 7.8 million premature deaths would be avoided every year. Researchers did note that there is no direct cause-and-effect link between eating more fruits and vegetables and ...
Source: Network News - February 28, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Consumer Health Source Type: news

SCR Regional Highlight: Stay Healthy This Holiday Season by Remaining Active at Holiday Outings!
Photos by NM BioPark Society. Stay Healthy This Holiday Season by Remaining Active at Holiday Outings! With the holidays quickly approaching, many of us may be dreaming of family gatherings with big family dinners to follow. And while it’s always nice to indulge every once in a while, you should also remember to remain physically active—even during the holidays! Remaining active doesn’t have to mean leaving your loved ones to head to the gym though, there are many festive activities that will keep you in the holiday spirit, surrounded by family while still being active. One event is the River of Lights—Holiday Lig...
Source: Network News - December 13, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: New Mexico SCR Regional Highlight Source Type: news

American Heart Association Recommends Zero Tolerance Approach to Kids ’ Secondhand Smoke Exposure
“Photo” by Andrew Pons is licensed under CC0. For the most part, it is widely accepted to be true that smoking is unhealthy for you. There is research behind it that has shown it can cause at least 12 types of cancer and many other chronic diseases like stroke, pneumonia, periodontitis and more. Even more recently, research has shown it’s not just smokers who are impacted by smoking, those who inhale secondhand smoke are just as at risk for negative consequences like middle ear disease and lower respiratory illness in children, and stroke and lung cancer in adults. According to a graphic released by the Centers f...
Source: Network News - September 15, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Public Health Source Type: news

157 E-Books New to JEFFLINE
Scott Library added these 157 e-books to the growing collection in May and June: Accurate Results in the Clinical Laboratory Adult Emergency Medicine Adult-Gerontology and Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination (4th ed.) Advanced Assessment: Interpreting Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses (2nd ed.) Advancing Your Career: Concepts of Professional Nursing (5th ed.) Arrhythmia Essentials Atlas of Advanced Operative Surgery Atlas of Clinical Neurology (3rd ed.) Atlas of Hematopathology: Morphology, Immunophenotype, Cytogenetics, and Molecular Approaches Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases Atlas of No...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - June 25, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Gary Kaplan Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Students Teaching Faculty Source Type: news